{"id":1176,"date":"2011-11-21T18:15:14","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T18:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2011-11-27T12:01:29","modified_gmt":"2011-11-27T12:01:29","slug":"no-going-back-to-the-way-it-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2011\/11\/no-going-back-to-the-way-it-was.html","title":{"rendered":"No Going Back to the Way it Was"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cThe way it was<\/em>.\u201d You probably hear a lot of talk these days about the way it was when jobs were plentiful and wages were high. Sigh\u2026 When will it ever be the way it was<\/em> again?<\/p>\n

Uh, possibly, never. Deal with it. Job creation and job growth is complicated. Waiting for things to return to the old way<\/em>, is not the best way<\/em> to handle what\u2019s going on in the workplace today.<\/p>\n

Molly was making a good salary at her old job before she got laid off. She ended up taking a new job for lower pay. She surprised herself by really liking the work. She further surprised herself by finding out how much she could do without. Less budget for entertainment, smaller apartment in a neighborhood in transition, and she had to give up her car.<\/p>\n

Pardon the clich\u00e9, but Molly found the silver lining in the cloud. She went forward with a grateful and curious spirit: She learned new skills, met new people, and lived her life in a new way.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s faith 101: God provides. You\u2019ll find that when you pray for the courage to willingly accept change, your needs will be met. The \u201cway it was<\/em>\u201d does not have to dictate the \u201cway it will be<\/em>.\u201d Set a new direction and live happy.<\/p>\n

– Prayables<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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